Three people were injured during a collision Thursday afternoon, in Pottawattamie County. The Sheriff’s Office said Friday (today), the accident happened at around 2:40-p.m. on Highway 6 near the intersection with 300th Street. Officials say a 2011 Toyota Corolla driven by 30-year old John Son, of Omaha, was traveling east on Highway 6 at the same time a 2012 Nissan Altima driven by 53-year old Julie Achenbaugh, of Treynor, was heading west. The vehicles collided head-on on the westbound shoulder of the road.

Authorities say Son was not injured in the crash, but two passengers in his car, 20-year old Htoo Day, and 52-year old Eh Gay, both of Omaha, were hurt and transported by ambulance to area hospitals.  Achenbaugh was also transported to a local area hospital by ambulance.

Deputies charged Son with unsafe passing.